Showing posts with label Even if vs even though. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Even if vs even though. Show all posts

Friday, June 30, 2006

Even if vs. Even though


Even if means whether or not and has to do with the conditions that may apply. Even if is used as a conjunction.(even alone cannot act as a conjunction).

Even though means despite the fact that and is a more emphatic version of though and although.

  • Even though he lost his job as Math Teacher, he continued to teach in the college.  - describes a real situation where the Math teacher lost his job, but continues to teach in the college. When we attach even to though in this way, we are in effect saying: you may find this surprising but..
  • Even if he loses his job as Math Teacher, I think he'll continue to teach in the college. - describes an unreal situation where we could substitute 'just supposing' for even if and say: just supposing he loses his job as Math teacher, he would still continue teaching in the college.